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Mandaic
dma, zma, adma, ˁzma - blood
(MD 111, 168)
While zma appears as variant of dma id. (MD 111), it represents the main term for ‘blood’ in Mnd.
Reconstruction
PS
*dam-, *ˀa-dam-
- blood
(SED I No. 50)
*ˀadam- with ˀa- prefixed is reconstructed on the PS level.